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Nicole posted an update in the group
UWC Losers 2 days, 12 hours agoI went clothes shopping today and bought some size 8 shorts for this summer that fit perfectly ……how exciting this is for me! i am still holding off on doing any serious shopping until i reach my goal weight of 120 lbs. Nicole
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Nicole posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 2 days, 21 hours agoHappy thursday Everyone- eating out is always a challenge for people trying to lose weight. Especially when you go to a place like Outback steak house with their famous blooming onion and bread at the table. When I got home from my afternoon appointment yesterday my husband announced that he had to have some blooming onion. So off we went…I was…[Read more]
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well played.
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Nicole posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 4 days, 21 hours agoHappy Tuesday Everybody….we all have “bad” days every now and then emotionally where we get stressed out to the point where we just want to eat everything in sight. That is when it is good that there is few of none of your “trigger” foods in the house. Yesterday was emotionally hard for me and I did reach for my cashew container and ate…[Read more]
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Nicole, I feel your pain. Yesterday my good friends brought me some Italian Tripe soup which doesn’t sound too good to most people but he is Italian and it usually taste so good. I could tell it tasted sweeter than usual and after that I ate a flourless cookie his wife made and an 1 1/2 hours later I was in trouble. I started feeling really…[Read more]
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I find its also a good idea to stay out of the bulk aisle at the supermarket on those days…a few weeks ago, following an extremely frustrating afternoon with a house project I had to make a run to pick up quinoa for a complicated dinner I never would have planned if I’d known what I’d be dealing with on the project (but which was halfway…[Read more]
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We do all have bad days. I’m glad you’ve taken such a positive outlook on it. I like to say that since this is a ”plan for life”, we had better ”plan” on being prepared to go off-plan once in a while!
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Thanks for sharing Nicole. You are right, the important part is that you over ate on plan. I really do admire how much will power you have to stay on your restricted plan for almost one year now!
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Thanks for sharing Nicole. You are right, the important part is that you over ate on plan. I really do admire how much will power you have to stay on your restricted plan for almost one year now!
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Thanks for sharing Nicole. You are right, the important part is that you over ate on plan. I really do admire how much will power you have to stay on your restricted plan for almost one year now!
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Well now you and we all know that you are human and not a super human! LOL! Thank you for sharing this. It makes me feel better about myself. Take care. Lisa
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Nicole, Wonderful how aware you are of what you did and what you have to do to get back on track. I admire you for sharing. Rusty
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Nicole, Don’t be too hard on yourself. The key is don’t give up on yourself. You are worth taking care of. Sounds like you handled it the right way.
Dawna
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JANINE posted an update 5 days, 22 hours ago
Minus six pounds in these past two weeks. How I wish these six were taking me to goal. Rather than removing pounds regained in the last month or two. Onward!
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Hi Janine – Good for you …progress in the right direction has to be celebrated with great enthusiasm. It is so easy to regain six pounds and takes so much effort to lose even one pound. ( 3,500 calories burned = only one pound lost ) . Nicole
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Janine….just keep plodding away…you will do it…you’ve done so much already. You have the skills. Take care. Rusty
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Thanks to you both. I’ll get there eventually!
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Yay, Janine!!! 6 lbs in 2 weeks is amazing, especially when you’re so close to goal. Your body certainly isn’t holding on the pounds! Let’s wish that for everyone
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Oh Janine, that is just wonderful news. I am so happy for you. Keep up the great work. Lisa
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Nicole posted an update in the group
UWC Losers 6 days, 22 hours agoHappy Mothers Day to all the mothers here on BSS. My son is living in Buenos Aires where he teaches English to adults. Usually I hear from him on special occasions so today may be one of those days. I have no big plans for today – it is suppose to make it up to 95 here in San Diego today. Still at 139lbs and feel like doing the happy dance every…[Read more]
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Congrats Nicole!!! You have come a long way. I bet it does feel good to be on the down side.
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JANINE posted an update 1 week ago
I am enjoying the beautiful freedom the advanced plan affords me. This isy second weekend in my renewed commitment and I am feeling great. As in the beginning, I don’ t feel hungry and must remind myself to have my between-meal snacks. It took four wasted months to reach reach the deep understanding that living this way is far better than…[Read more]
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Glad things are going so well for you!
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Hi, Nicole,
Thanks. I wanted to say that when I buy avocados and other fruits I buy very small ones so that they are a single serving size. It makes overdoing it less likely.
I hope your week went well and have a happy Mother’s Day!
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So glad to know that you’re happily back on track, Janine!
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I am happy for you, Janine. You will beat this sugar addiction. Go, go, go! Lisa
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JANINE posted an update 1 week, 1 day ago
I usually buy avocados to put into salads or slice into omelets, and I never thought about having a small one for breakfast. Yumm!!!!! What a healthy ”treat”!
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This is a go-to breakfast item for me, often on the side with eggs or soup.
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Hi Janine, Yesterday I had a small avocado for breakfast, with some quinoa for protein. I ate them seperately and put some chili powder and lemon juice on the avocado.
Very good!!
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I love avocadoes. They do have a lot of calories and fat though for those that are trying to lose weight.
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It is healthy fat and only 200 calories for a 4 ounce serving, which is ok in my book.
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Yes it is. My problem is I LOVE avocado..so it is easy for me to eat too much of it.
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I am with you there!
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Nicole posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 1 week, 1 day agoHappy Friday Everyone! It has been suggested that I tell my “story” for those of you that are new and wondering if this program will work for you. I started my journey to better health on January 1, 2012. In 2011 I was legally blind and could not drive , read, or really even watch tv until I had cataract surgery in both eyes. I spent most of the…[Read more]
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Good grief that ended up long…but that’s my story… bottom line our health is the most precious thing that we have …most of us take it for granted and think we will live for ever until something happens to us and we lose our quality of life. Educate yourself and do what you have to do to get control of your own destiny. You will be glad you…[Read more]
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NICOLE!!!!! Thanks for sharing your whole story, I have gotten pieces of it over the six weeks I have been on this plan. I know you have worked very hard but to come through all that I just don’t know what to say. It sure is an encouragement to me and others.
I too saw Dr. Hyman on a PBS channel that got me to buy the book the Blood Sugar…[Read more]
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Rosey – I tape and watch every show that I see Dr Hyman or Dr Fuhrman ( my other health guru ) on . There is so much to learn and every time I hear them or read a portion of their book I find I learn ( or remember ) something I find pertinent to where I am in my journey to better health. Best Wishes, Nicole
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Nicole,
Thank you for sharing. You are such an inspiration. You are right about your health being the main thing to think about. If you are not healthy, how can you help anyone else in your life? This plan gives me hope again that things can get better.Dawna
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Nicole, this was so great to read. I knew part of your story but not all of it. It is amazing that so many of your health issues have reversed themselves because of the Blood Sugar Solution program. It makes perfect sense now how you are so committed and unwavering in your following of the program. Bless your heart for what you have been through…[Read more]
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Thank you for posting that Nicole. I did not know your entire story and it is inspiring.
Bless you, a true angel, for going through what you have and sharing with others to provide healing guidance.
Stay well.Margaret
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Nicole posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 1 week, 2 days agoHappy Thursday Everybody! I’ve been working some odd hours and have not been able to get in both my daily walks and eating later than usual and extra food to make sure my blood sugars don’t go too low while I am out and about on appointments. ..as a consequence of that my fasting blood sugars are creeping up from consistently in the 80′s to in…[Read more]
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I too walk although not as much as I should…maybe I should get a dog. Keep it up those last 19 pounds will come off. Rusty
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JANINE posted an update 1 week, 3 days ago
Yet another late night unable to sleep, another fat-inducing snack to try and fall asleep. I tried herbal tea, had a boiled egg, then another, then more.
I have been doing so well lately, the scale is going down, and the odd night when I can’t fall asleep is NOT going to derail my efforts. I sleep well once I go to sleep. Maybe I should stop…[Read more]-
Hi Janine,
I will take a hot bath in the middle of the night to go back to sleep. It seems to relax me.
Also if any niggling pain is keeping you from sleeping, get up and take two tylenol. Of course, there is always the read a book until you dose off technique.
For me getting up and turning on lights to do something can work, because I…[Read more]-
Thanks for the tips, Margaret. I never thought about a late-night hot shower, but that would work. I know now that I simply can’t allow myself to eat anything and limit my late evening sleep-aid to an aspirin and a cup of hot herbal tea. No more snacks!
In the bad old days, I loved nothing better than a bowl of pumpkin granola cereal with…[Read more]-
Hi Janine, i actually take a hot bath rather than shower, it seems to relax me more! Of course herbal teas with camomile or lavender are relaxing as well. Keep us posted if anything works for you.
Blessings, Margaret
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I find when I can’t sleep it is usually because I’ve got a lot going and too much on my mind. Making a list of what I need to do the next day or notes about what i am thinking about (journaling) is kind of a mind dump…and then i can sleep. Most times when I can’t sleep I just get up and read emails or look at facebook posts or watch a little…[Read more]
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JANINE posted an update 1 week, 3 days ago
Has anyone read thd book ”Salt Sugar Fat”?
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Nicole posted an update 1 week, 3 days ago
Happy Wednesday Everyone – 139.0 this morning. I was surprised to see the scale show a lower number this morning as I was really hungry yesterday and dipped into the crunching peanut butter in the evening more than I should have and did not take my evening walk.
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Yippee!!!!!!!! You getting there! One moment it seems you are mentioning how long it is taking and then you celebrate another loss! Slow and steady really does win the race.
Perhaps. you could share how you face each day with the drive to keep at it. I know you have said it before, but the newcomers aren’t the only ones who can benefit from…[Read more] -
Great news Nicole!! Our bodies are so strange, they really have a mind of their own:) they will release the weight when ready and not before!
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139! If I weighed 139 I would have a tee shirt printed with that on the front and the words – ’I weigh’ – on the back! I haven’t weighed that since about 6th grade. Do you even realize what you have done? Stop a moment and just ponder it. Amazing Nicole!
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JANINE posted an update 1 week, 5 days ago
when I was obese (only one year ago!) I never felt comfortable eating in front of others, unless they, too, were large.
Nowadays, I feel like I am eating all the time, what with my between-meal snacks. And the best thing is I never feel uncomfortable about eating in front of anyone. I can walk amongst a crowd of strangers and munch on…[Read more]-
Janine – ! am so proud of you…..if we were closer I would come over and give you a big hug…
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The first part of your post made my heart heavy, Janine. That people would treat others so unkindly (being judgmental) based simply on their appearance is discouraging. That you couldn’t eat in peace in public is shameful. The last sentence, though, lifted my spirits!
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Hi, Vimala,
Unless a person has been there, he/she can’t understand. Society is VERY judgmental about heavy people. Add that to my own immense shame and I am sure you can see how tough it was. The best thing about Dr. Hyman’s BSS is that in following the diet one quickly sees that it isn’t entirely one’s own fault. One may make some bad…[Read more]-
Hi Janine,
I am sorry to say I was one of those judgmental people. I never said things to larger people, but I did think them. I never had a weight problem until around 50 years old. I often think my weight issues developed so that I would have more compassion for others. I can tell you, it really changed the way i think of other people. Of…[Read more]-
Hi, Margaret,
I don’t think we intend to be unfair in our thoughts to others, especiallys if we are guilty of poor eating habits ourselves. We often just can’t picture ourselves, or accept ourselves as heavy.
We all live an learn, that’s for sure. I didn’t like heavy people and while I am compassionate, I wonder, as you stated, why more…[Read more]
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Great post, Janine, and I am sure many others can relate. I am also guilty of having those feelings about obese people I don’t know. That may be one reason had such a difficult time realizing I was heavy. That would have been unacceptable to my conscious self. You have come a long way and your insights are so good for us to hear. All the best, Lisa
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JANINE posted an update 1 week, 5 days ago
Eating right and achieving good health is all about learning how to silence for good the inner voice that tries to talk one into making wrong (old) food choices and becoming blind and deaf to all the advertisements and such that bombard us from every direction. Being able to live in a virtual “bubble” of healthy choices is sometimes difficult,…[Read more]
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Janine – Should you chose to do so….The minute that you decide that your ”life” depends on you staying on the advanced plan every day…day in day out..no exceptions your paradigm will completely change for ever. Nicole
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I believe I have reached that point, but not so much out of fear but more because I feel so much better. I see directly how easy it is (for me) to maintain a healthy blood sugar and how quickly the numbers change if I eat too much. Pretty simple argument and very effective for me.
I suppose there was a part of me that hoped I might be able to…[Read more]-
I do love my weekend coffees!
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I love the smell…the taste not so much…unless it has those coffee flavors and half and half in it too..not exactly on the advance plan. Nicole
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Hi Janine, If you can keep it to coffee once or twice a week you will really have won the battle. It is all those other ’little’ only this time, slip ups that are so costly. I have coffee once or twice a month and it is not a problem. But I am vigilant about not letting it sneak up to once or twice a week.
Blessings, Margaret-
Hi, Margaret,
My weekend coffee treats mean a lot to me and after doing without for so long last year after beginning the BSS, and learning that I COULD do without, I honor my sacrifice and newfound ability by not having coffee all the time because my body is so much better without it. I love my ”TREATS”.
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I think you are exceptional, Nicole. You do this with seemingly such unwavering strength. You are someone I look up to for your strength. I am not so strong and every day I recommit to keep going. There are so many temptations out there. This forum helps me so much.
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I agree temptations are everywhere. You can afford the luxury of going off plan now and then. But i would have to probably go back on insulin at meal time if I did and that would make it even harder to keep weight off and lose the last 19,5 pounds I feel I need to lose. Every day I recommit too and it would be so easy to give in to those urges to…[Read more]
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Well, I still think you are exceptional! LOL! You are to be commended for your strong constitution. Plenty of people are in your same situation with diabetes and they don’t try to change but you are doing something about it and you keep doing something about it.
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JANINE posted an update 1 week, 5 days ago
During the first nine months of following the BSS during which time I lost over 90 pounds, I felt extremely satisfied with my ever-slimming appearance. Funny, but after wasting the past four months yoyoing up and down, I don’t feel the same about my appearance and now have a much more critical view of myself and where I am. IN some ways this is…[Read more]
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Hi, Selah,
Thanks for the questions. I joined a gym in August 2013 after I had lost the first 68 of my 90+ pounds lost (before I added a few back on last month!) and have been going faithfully every since. During the work week I go 3-4 mornings and do weight training for 30 minutes and then cardio for 40 minutes. On the weekends I focus on…[Read more]
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Nicole posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 1 week, 6 days agoTorture is having to drive and pick up a pizza for my husband because he didn’t check the deliver box when ordering it on the internet and having to smell it in the car all the way home. Honoring my ”one bite rule”…I only sampled one little bite of topping without the crust…..
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I empathize… That may be my #1 weakness… and got me off plan in the past: PIZZA
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Pizza in the car = ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS! : ) Pizza was my #1 weakness for a long time. Eventually I learned to listen to my gut and the pain it causes when I go off my diet.
I can now sit in restaurants and watch my kids eat their pizza, bagels, breadsticks, ice cream, whatever while I sip on a cup of hot tea simply by remembering the pain. I…[Read more]
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I too empathize! I get my husband his evening ”snack” and sometimes I just want to pop one of those in mouth!!! So far I have not. Rusty
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I REALLY empathize! I have to cook my husband a loaf of bread 1-2 times a week and the smell if so overwhelming sometimes. We do not have a good bakery or can’t buy bread without ingredients you can’t pronounce. I have to give him bread, pasta and whatever or he’ll lose weight and he can’t afford it.
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What a good wife you are to go get it! He is lucky to have you! LOL!
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make your own pizza!!! you can make pizza crust out of quinoa flour, or something similar…olive oil, coconut oil. just make substitutions. i do it all the time. you can get a good organic pasta sauce…and then add toppings galore! yum…there is no need to totally deprive!
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JANINE posted an update 1 week, 6 days ago
I am happy to report that my renewed commitment to the advanced plan has enabled me to end the yoyo period lasting these past four months. The scale is moving and I am eager to see another loss next Sunday. Even better is how great I feel. I just thought I felt good before but there is no comparison to how well I feel now. I learned a lot…[Read more]
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Yeah to no more yo-yo-ing! I can’t wait to celebrate you getting to your goal weight with you! You will get there long before me…being I still have 19.5 pounds to go…and they are coming off so very slowly……Nicole
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I watched Dr. Oz discuss Type II diabetes and he explained how difficult it is for people taking any kind of insulin to lose weight. You should be very proud of the fact that you have stayed the course so long to reach the point you have reached. Not many people could stay motivated with small, incremental losses. But they all add up!
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I watched Dr. Oz discuss Type II diabetes and he explained how difficult it is for people taking any kind of insulin to lose weight. You should be very proud of the fact that you have stayed the course so long to reach the point you have reached. Not many people could stay motivated with small, incremental losses. But they all add up!
I am…[Read more]
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Nicole posted an update in the group
UWC Losers 1 week, 6 days agoHappy Sunday Everybody…the scale gave it up this morning..I was beginning to believe that it forgot how to show a number less than 140….but this morning I weighed in at 139.5 . Finally in the 130’s….Yeah! Nicole
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Woot!
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Good for you, that must feel fabulous.
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Totally awesome!!
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Yippee! You did it! Such an inspiration to us all!
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JANINE posted an update 2 weeks ago
True confession: first in-control weekend of 2014 for me. Planning and eating careful- truly getting back to my BSS roots!
I am proud of me for getting back on course!-
hummm…..isn’t it 2013 still? Congratulations on staying true to the advaned plan…Nicole
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I am laughing out loud!!!!!!!!
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You help me stay on track in so many ways!!!!!
Thanks!
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Back to the future for you, Janine! Confession is good for the soul and now you can turn it around. Good luck! Lisa
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JANINE posted an update 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Day five of my renewed advanced plan diet and so far so good. The scale is showing a downard trend and I am looking forward to my weigh-in this week. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Staying on track has not been difficult, but I am not completely where I would like to be so that I can turn a blind eye to any and all temptations. That being…[Read more]-
Here, here! Good for you. Go Janine!
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That is wonderful Janine, keep it up!! Blessings, Margaret
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NIce going, Janine!
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If I hadn’t let myself get sidetracked I would have reached goal months ago. No matter. I WILL get there soon! Thanks, everyone!
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That must have felt wonderful. What a small size you are in now. I am proud of you and your accomplishments. Lisa
Very nice, Nicole:) those smaller sizes are very motivating. Margaret
Congratulations, Nicole! You are my hero. What a great accomplishment. Shelley
Congrats Nicole! I haven’t gone shopping yet because I haven’t lost enough weight to make much different but I am trying on old cloths I still have stored and found 2 pairs of shorts that fit great and they were a size smaller. It sure feels good. And my friends have started mentioning the difference in me. I really contribute the change in…[Read more]
I exhausted my supply of clothing that was hiding in the closet quite a while ago…I am now shopping at Salvation Army and places like that for shorts, slacks and tops until I get to 120 lbs. As I can’t bear to spend retail for clothing that I will probably have to give away in a few months because they are too big. Nicole